Feathers in my cap

Thank you

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

~ William Arthur Ward

I have been remiss in the area of gratitude lately.  Over the past several weeks some wonderful fellow bloggers have nominated me for various awards.  Please accept my sincere thanks for the honors you have bestowed upon me, and my apologies for waiting so long (in some cases) to acknowledge the awards.

Sharing the view. Pike's Peak, Colorado. August 2010.

Here is where I make matters worse.  I know I should link to the people who have nominated my blog.  And I would.  Truly.  Except, well, my email was so backlogged that when I went through it over the weekend I decided that I would have to start deleting the emails I receive about new blogs posts (subscriptions) from those blogs that I follow.  With so many of us involved in either NaBloPoMo or PostADay2011, I’m getting a lot of blog subscription emails.

I sincerely apologize for not naming and linking to those of you who were so kind as to offer me the awards.  Although I could name and link to a few, I am afraid I’ll miss someone and that might be worse than not naming and linking to anyone.  (Does that make sense?)

A hint of flames in the firewood

The sun finally decided to visit the Bogs this afternoon.  After three days of dark clouds and rain, it was a little hard on the eyes at first, but it didn’t take long to adjust to the brightness.  It’s amazing what a mood booster sunshine can be.

A dark and dreary day

I am currently on day 59 of my yoga and food commitments.  Both are changing me in unexpected ways that are difficult to express in words.  Writing in my yoga diary every day, I try to define those changes in words, but words fail me.  If I ever come up with something worth sharing, I will do so.

Abstract fungi. It looks like the surface of strange planet, doesn't it?

I’m getting ready for our vegetarian Thanksgiving feast.  I had to do some last minute grocery shopping this morning.  Apparently thousands of other people had a similar errand to run.  The stores were packed with people.

A dark and dreary day II

I made a veggie stock today that I will be using to make gravy to go with our Quorn Turk’Y Roast.  I caramelized some mushrooms and onions to give it color as well as flavor, and tossed in a big handful of fresh herbs that are normally used in poultry seasoning (sage, rosemary, and thyme).  We’ll have the usual mashed potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce, and two or three veggie side dishes to go with the roast and gravy.  The veggie stock has been perfuming the air in the house for a few hours now.  It smells wonderful.  The top note of sage gives it a very Thanksgiving-y aroma.

Moss on wood

This will be our first Thanksgiving without a turkey.  We’ve had vegetarian dishes on Thanksgiving Day in the past (to accommodate friends who are vegetarian).  I would usually cook a turkey sometime over the weekend following Thanksgiving.  I will not be doing that this year. I don’t think I will miss it very much, but the jury is still out on that.

Eye of the dragon

That’s about it from the Bogs for today.  Thank you for visiting.  If we hurry, we can catch an hour or two of sunlight before the dark settles in for the night.  Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny, too.  Perhaps we’ll take a hike to work off some of the Thanksgiving feast.  Don’t forget boots or waterproof shoes.  It’s still pretty boggy out there, but at least it doesn’t look like this anymore:

Yesterday's rain

In case I don’t see you tomorrow, have a wonderful Thanksgiving (if you’re celebrating it).  🙂

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